In this chapter, we highlight an integrative perspective, building on the work of many recent
scientists, which synthesizes current perspectives with the recognition that the behavior …

Humans spontaneously attribute to nonhuman animals mental states similar to their own,
such as desires and beliefs. Nevertheless, it has been commonplace, grounded in Western …

What can the evolution of animal behaviour tell us about human behaviour? More
specifically, how good an account of animal behaviour can we give in terms of evolution …

The idea that some characteristics of an organism are explained by its intrinsic nature, whilst
others reflect the influence of the environment is an ancient one. It has even been argued …

Instinct is a word with many meanings. Consequently its use has frequently led to confusion
and misunderstanding. Darwin wrote of instinct in connection with genetic inheritance of …

The theory of evolution by natural selection has implications for understanding the design of
the human mind, and Darwin himself was the first to see this. During the 20th century, many …

The central problem in the history of animal behavior has been the inability to perceive the
phenotype as the result of an interaction between genome and environment, despite the …

Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened
in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting …

This paper provides an overview of historical and current standard scientific practices for
investigating the evolution of behavior. I argue that Evolutionary Psychology (EP) ignores its …

Is instinct a viable concept for contemporary psychology? At the turn of the 20th century the
concept of human instinct was the focus of extensive discussion. Today instinct has been all …